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September 2000 |
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The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level. |
Features Beyond the Rainbow By
James B. Kaler The light we see with our eyes is just a tiny fraction of the vast spectrum that astronomers must use to decode the universe. |
pg. 38 |
Interview with an Alien When not zipping through the galaxy at warp speed, Star Trek actor Tim Russ likes observing with one of his five telescopes. |
pg. 44 |
Probing Cosmic Depths By
Ray Jayawardhana Perched high atop the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the 8.3-meter Subaru Telescope delivers stunning and detailed images of the night sky. |
pg. 46 |
Into the Outer Limits By
S. Alan Stern The icy realm beyond Neptune holds untold millions of objects in the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt, but new studies show this disk was once a hundred times bigger. |
pg. 52 |
Double Trouble By
Kelly Kizer Whitt Grab your binoculars or a small telescope and explore the colorful double stars in Cygnus and Lyra. |
pg. 56 |
Exploring the Digital Darkroom By
Gregory Terrance Turning a raw image into a breathtaking astrophoto once required hours in a pitch-black room - now all it takes is a few clicks of the mouse. |
pg. 76 |
Celestial Portraits: Pegasus and Equuleus By
Tom Polakis Mainstays of the autumn sky, these two celestial horses provide backyard observers with beautiful galaxies and a glorious globular cluster. |
pg. 82 |
Goin' Steady By
Phil Harrington ASTRONOMY test-drives five binocular mounts that promise to make observing easier and more enjoyable. |
pg. 88 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Here's Looking at You Talking Back AstroNews - Black Holes Stick to 0.2-percent Rule
- Survey Maps Galaxy Redshifts
- Fullerenes and Life's History
- Cluster Stars Hint at Collisions
- Hale-Bopp's Birthplace
- Viking Conquest of the Heavens?
- The Universe on Speed Sky Show As Jupiter and Saturn return, the variable star Mira grows to naked-eye visibility. Ask Astro Strange Universe Star Stuff Products
- Prism Binoculars
- Zoom Binoculars
- Accessorize Your NexStar5
- 2001, a Space Calendar
Books
- The Astronomy Fact Book and Planet Finder
- Quintessence: The Mystery of Missing Mass
in the Universe
- On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe and His
Assistants, 1570-1601
- What's Out Tonight? 50 Year Astronomy Field
Guide, 2000 to 2050
Media
- Space Cowboys Looking Ahead Advertiser Index Hot Shots Revealing Earth's Motions Ultimate Exposure
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